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Holi Festival Nomenclature Cards

Holi Festival Nomenclature Cards

$3.50 - $3.50
$3.50
$3.50 - $3.50
$3.50

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Eight Holi Festival items come alive through three-part card matching—children ages 5-8 pair pictures of colored powder, rangoli designs, water balloons, and celebration items with their names, building vocabulary for India's joyful Festival of Colors.

📦 What's Included

  • 8 three-part card sets (24 cards total: picture card, label card, control card)
  • 4 pages total
  • Items included: colored powder (gulal), rangoli patterns, water balloons, traditional sweets, celebration elements
  • Three-part card format for independent matching work
  • Colorful, festive illustrations

💡 Learning Benefits

  • Build cultural awareness of Hindu spring celebrations
  • Learn Holi-specific vocabulary and celebration items
  • Practice reading through item name matching
  • Develop independent work habits with self-checking cards
  • Understand festival symbolism (colors = joy, spring renewal)
  • Support March multicultural classroom curriculum

🎯 How to Use

  • Print on cardstock and laminate all three card types
  • Cut out each card carefully, keeping sets together initially
  • Introduce 2-3 items using three-period lesson methodology
  • Children match label cards to picture cards independently
  • Use control cards for self-checking without teacher help
  • Pair with Holi celebration activities during March

🌈 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide

Holi is the Hindu Festival of Colors, celebrated each spring (usually March) to mark the victory of good over evil and welcome springtime. When presenting these nomenclature cards, start with the most tangible items: "This is colored powder—during Holi, families throw it at each other to celebrate! This is a rangoli—a beautiful pattern made on the ground." Keep explanations joyful and sensory-focused. Three-period lesson works beautifully: (1) "This is gulal" (naming), (2) "Show me the rangoli" (recognition), (3) "What is this?" (recall). After mastering vocabulary, extend learning with hands-on activities: colored rice sensory bins, rainbow art projects, or simple stories about friendship and celebration.

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